OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2012
| State | Total population | Population aged 65 or older | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number a (thousands) | Percentage receiving benefits | Number a (thousands) | Percentage receiving benefits | |
| United States | 313,914 | 18.1 | 43,145 | 91.8 |
| Alabama | 4,822 | 22.0 | 699 | 92.6 |
| Alaska | 731 | 11.6 | 62 | 88.9 |
| Arizona | 6,553 | 17.4 | 972 | 84.5 |
| Arkansas | 2,949 | 22.3 | 443 | 92.7 |
| California | 38,041 | 13.9 | 4,600 | 83.5 |
| Colorado | 5,188 | 14.4 | 613 | 88.1 |
| Connecticut | 3,590 | 17.8 | 533 | 90.9 |
| Delaware | 917 | 19.9 | 140 | 92.4 |
| District of Columbia | 632 | 12.2 | 72 | 74.6 |
| Florida | 19,318 | 20.7 | 3,510 | 83.8 |
| Georgia | 9,920 | 15.9 | 1,140 | 90.5 |
| Hawaii | 1,392 | 17.3 | 211 | 87.3 |
| Idaho | 1,596 | 18.1 | 213 | 94.7 |
| Illinois | 12,875 | 16.3 | 1,694 | 89.3 |
| Indiana | 6,537 | 19.0 | 889 | 94.9 |
| Iowa | 3,074 | 19.5 | 470 | 94.6 |
| Kansas | 2,886 | 17.6 | 394 | 91.9 |
| Kentucky | 4,380 | 21.2 | 615 | 91.9 |
| Louisiana | 4,602 | 18.0 | 595 | 88.1 |
| Maine | 1,329 | 23.7 | 226 | 93.6 |
| Maryland | 5,885 | 15.2 | 763 | 85.2 |
| Massachusetts | 6,646 | 17.8 | 958 | 87.8 |
| Michigan | 9,883 | 20.9 | 1,443 | 95.2 |
| Minnesota | 5,379 | 17.2 | 730 | 92.9 |
| Mississippi | 2,985 | 20.8 | 404 | 92.9 |
| Missouri | 6,022 | 20.1 | 883 | 92.1 |
| Montana | 1,005 | 20.2 | 158 | 91.8 |
| Nebraska | 1,856 | 17.1 | 257 | 91.6 |
| Nevada | 2,759 | 16.0 | 361 | 87.7 |
| New Hampshire | 1,321 | 20.5 | 194 | 96.1 |
| New Jersey | 8,865 | 17.2 | 1,251 | 90.6 |
| New Mexico | 2,086 | 18.3 | 295 | 87.6 |
| New York | 19,570 | 17.3 | 2,758 | 87.5 |
| North Carolina | 9,752 | 19.1 | 1,348 | 92.4 |
| North Dakota | 700 | 17.5 | 101 | 92.0 |
| Ohio | 11,544 | 19.1 | 1,705 | 90.2 |
| Oklahoma | 3,815 | 19.1 | 534 | 92.0 |
| Oregon | 3,899 | 19.4 | 582 | 93.6 |
| Pennsylvania | 12,764 | 20.8 | 2,043 | 92.7 |
| Rhode Island | 1,050 | 20.1 | 159 | 93.1 |
| South Carolina | 4,724 | 20.9 | 695 | 93.5 |
| South Dakota | 833 | 19.1 | 122 | 97.7 |
| Tennessee | 6,456 | 20.5 | 919 | 93.6 |
| Texas | 26,059 | 14.0 | 2,839 | 88.3 |
| Utah | 2,855 | 12.2 | 271 | 90.2 |
| Vermont | 626 | 21.7 | 98 | 95.8 |
| Virginia | 8,186 | 16.5 | 1,063 | 89.4 |
| Washington | 6,897 | 16.9 | 908 | 91.6 |
| West Virginia | 1,855 | 24.6 | 312 | 91.5 |
| Wisconsin | 5,726 | 19.4 | 825 | 95.8 |
| Wyoming | 576 | 16.7 | 76 | 92.1 |
| SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; Census Bureau, Population Division, 2012 estimates of resident population. | ||||
| a. Population estimates for the United States as of July 1, 2012, as reported by the Census Bureau. | ||||
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